Monday, December 28, 2009

can you find: a chickadee, a bluejay, seashell, maple whorls, a poinsetta, a cupcake, a mushroom, a rabbit, a bird's nest, a teacup, a maple leaf, an oak leaf, an acorn, animal footprints, a hand of fatima, and.. well anything else?

i am sorry this is a photo not a scan, my scanner is acting up! click on photo and then on all sizes to see larger.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

i have been crocheting up a storm lately. these hats are so much fun to to - it feels like painting with yarn. this one is primarily wool - mostly merino which is soft on the skin. several of the yarns are hand dyed or painting, so extra special. I've embellished it with a fabric rose and velvet leaves. The fancy yarn at the rim has little puffs that frame the face. I've have more of these available after the holidays.

Monday, December 14, 2009

let's see, this one has some lorna's laces worsted, crystal palace taos, some tweed, rowan i think, Madelinetosh tosh worsted, some dune by trendsetter, some jasper by berroco, a little manos wool, and some novelty yarn i forgot the name of. embellished with fabric flower and velvet leaves.

today was busy! work, i spent most of the day working on a couple of books. i felt like a blob. so i made myself work out when i got home. then i made stuffed cucumbers for our potluck at work tomorrow and finished this hat for our secret santa exchange.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

here we have my little copper tree. spent the weekend cleaning, sleeping, crocheting, going to a birthday party, decorating, and eating. it was a good weekend, but i am tired! i think i will go to bed early tonight!

i was going for a look in my decorations.. i wanted it to look like it was decorated by little forest creatures, hence the nests, little birds, acorns, pinecones, etc. so that was the look i was going for, decorated by mice, not "decorated by a creature lacking opposable thumbs".

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

i am blogging this picture from 3 years ago because i want to! it's a rhino version of hamlet. i forgot to scan it before i matted and framed it, as you can see. i do <3 rhinos.it would make a cool t-shirt, too.

last night jesse took me out for a nice dinner at pasta bella. i thought i would show you this picture because i am wearing the stress i wore to our company holiday party, and a shawl i knit. it was designed by louisa harding and is called scalla. i also crocheted the hat. i am wearing the necklace i made to match the stress, but you can't really see in this photo!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

i finished my new hat. now i want to make a small army of hats. this one has 2 colors of manos del uruguay wool clasica, 2 colors of jo sharp silkroad aran tweed, and a couple mohairs i am not sure about from my collection of yarns. i sewed on velvet leaves and ribbons to give it a little extra something.

in the background to this shot is a gorgeous nuno felted scarf i got at a trunkshow made by a very talented artist, anna katherine curfman, who i used to work with. we worked on art books together, but anna katherine has since gone on to do her gorgeous textiles full time. she is having 2 trunk show this weekend:On Saturday --Sugar Plum Faire at Bright Water School on Capitol Hill from 11am to 3pm. (1501 10th Ave E)Puppet show, Candle Dipping, Felt soap making, Enchanted Cookie Forest, food and drink and all sorts of unique handmade gifts.andOn Sunday--Winter Faire at Seattle Waldorf School in North Seattle from 10 am to 3pm (2728 NE 100th Street)Kids crafts, a good variety of vendors as well as food and drink.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

i have been making beaded angels the last few days. the one in the middle is probably my favorite so far. the face is from earthenwood studio. the madonna pendant is a little treasure someone gave me one, from a little jar of treasures. i had no idea how i would use it at the time but things have a way of working out, sometimes. the face on the left is from rama, a company which sadly is no more.

Commissions

Current & Upcoming Shows

This space is always subject to change because things seem to pop up. More details will be added as events approach.

Current Schedule:

January 2015: Ballard Sketch Team group show at Push / Pull Gallery, Seattle

February 2015, Exterminator City, Underground Comic event, Seattle

March 2015: Miro Teahouse, Seattle

March 2015: Venus Rising group show at Push / Pull Gallery, Seattle

April 2015: Literary group show at Push / Pull, Seattle

If you will be in the Seattle Area please feel free to

email me (mnoel@rdwarf.com) and we can arrange to meet so you can see my work in person. I don't usually invite guests to my studio since it is TINY and i also live there! But we can meet for coffee or tea and I will bring my portfolio.

About Megan Noel

Megan Noel is a textile and mixed media artist creating in the Northwest.
Megan gets her inspiration from nature, vintage beadwork, mythology, and literature. Her inspiration is fickle, and more likely to be the result of a line from an ee cummings poem than an article in a bead or art magazine. Megan also plays the violin.